spacellamaman
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do you happen to know how much additional drain is caused by the display light being on?
BCD436HP/BCD536HP: BCD436HP Batteries
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Ubbe
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150-125=25mA That's usually the current that LED's needs.
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spacellamaman
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oooooh can't out nit-pik the nit-pik king eh?iMONITOR said:
you forgot the " * " then.
see: Walmart*
iMONITOR said:
FINE FINE FINE! You are officially the PRP of RR!
Posterior Retentive Prince of Radio Reference
Plus that's obviously a French Wal-Mart* if its a "Supercentre".
Or perhaps that's just one of the fancier ones. Either way it doesn't count.
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Whether the cells are 2500 mAH or 1500mAH you should get far more than 10 minutes of operation. 1500 mAH cells will get about 60% of the time 2500 mAH cells will. If the cells are not hot after that 10 minutes the issue is that there was no charge in them. Check the charger for proper operation. Remember that the BCD426HP will NOT charge the cells when in operation. It is USE or CHARGE only. If using an external charger make sure it is charging properly.
Try the cells in another device and see if they are working properly in that.
What is the starting and ending voltage the 436 is showing?
Try the cells in another device and see if they are working properly in that.
What is the starting and ending voltage the 436 is showing?
thumper7458
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Turns out that of the 3 chargers that I have 2 of them show fully charge when in fact they are not.
Ubbe
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Get a simple $5 battery tester with a dial that shows red-yellow-green that has a resistor to make a load of 100-200mA that will be enough to see if the needle stays in the green or slowly drops to red. I have a universal one with a movable arm to fit any battery size. It's often just one battery of a bunch that has gone bad, but as all are in series the bad one will not pass the necessary current through it.
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Wal-Mart became Walmart some years ago. EDIT- February 1st, 2018 to be specific. Not as long ago as I thought 🙂
For crying out loud, does this finally settle it?
here is the official announcement-
We’re Updating Our Legal Name to Reflect How Customers Want to Shop - Here's Why
Most of us, and I’d guess all our customers, refer to our company as Walmart and still will. Changing our corporate name from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., to Walmart Inc. is just a symbol of how customers…
corporate.walmart.com
ok, ok, I'll stop 😂
spacellamaman
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ya'll must be a real blast at cocktail parties.
I just got the 436 over the weekend.
Is lithium ion rechargeable recommended?
Does anyone have a link to 6~8 rechargeable batteries and an independent charger for them that they highly recommend?
Is lithium ion rechargeable recommended?
Does anyone have a link to 6~8 rechargeable batteries and an independent charger for them that they highly recommend?
kc5voa
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This works for me. Purchased (2) different brands of rechargeable batteries (prevents mixing). Both are 2800 mah. Then I purchased the Wisblue 1865 battery charger. It analyzes / charges batteries individually. My 436 will last over 8 hrs. That's using the speaker and LED display lighting up on every transmission. I love this charger. The cost approx. $20. Everything was from Amazon. I use the trickle setting. Charges batteries to full in approx. 6 hours. You need to provide your own plug for the usb cable. Manual recommends 2.0 amp for full benefit of the charger. The brand of the batteries are EBL and HiQuick. one set in the scanner, the other in the charger. I believe they are very good batteries. They're heavier than my energizers.
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Am I on the right track with these?
Charger:
Batteries:
What’s a safe voltage if you want to dial down the alert threshold?
baker50021
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I've experienced this in my TRX-1, it usually is a sign that the batteries are at the end of their life and they simply won't hold a charge. I would put in a set of regular batteries just to rule out a hardware issue. I recommend at least 2500 batteries.
I didn't mean not recommend anything. Just wondering about li-ion opinion in general.
Not sure, I know they expensive. I use lithium ions in my weather station, they're really good in extreme temperatures. The Eneloops/Ikea Ladda batteries have been my go-to batteries for years. The EBL ones have worked fine, I feel like they last about the same but I don't know how long their lifespan will be. I'm still using Eneloops from 9 to 10 years ago, they're really good. Hope this helps
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